P. Fang, D. N. Holena , D. Weibe , P. Kim , C. Sims , B. Sarani , W. Schwab , J. L. Pascual, Organ donation rates remain stagnant despite a steadily rising incidence and lethality of penetrating brain injury. Paper presented at the 7th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2012.

• “Screening for intimate partner violence in an urban trauma bay: Use of a self-disclosure survey”, Resident Paper Competition at the Pennsylvania Committee on Trauma, Harrisburg, PA, on October 22, 2009.
• “Panhypopituitarism Masquerading as Cardiac Failure Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report", Challenges in Critical Care Conference, Hershey, PA, on August 28, 2009.
• "Panhypopituitarism Presenting as Cardiac Failure Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Case Report and Review of the Literature" (currently in revisions for publication)
• “Screening for intimate partner violencen an urban trauma bay: Use of a self-disclosure survey", selected for oral presentation for the 138th APHA Annual Meeting in Denver, CO on November 16, 2010 (presented by Carrie Sims)
  

Reinke, C.E., Hadler, R.A., Karakousis, G.C., Fraker, D.L., Kelz, R.R Does the presence of thyroid cancer increase the risk of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing thyroidectomy? 2011 Surgery 150 (6), pp. 1275-1285.

Presentation
Hadler R, Wirtalla C, Carr B, Morris JB, Kelz RR. “Teaching status: impact on surgical care in the us.” American College of Surgeons 95th Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL 2009

Dr. Carrie Sims - Trauma
Abstracts
Z. McCormick, Y. Guan, K. Revere, L. Becker, C. Sims; “Hemorrhagic Shock Does Not Induce Early Metochondrial-Mediated Apoptosis in Liver.” Journal of Surgical Research, Vol. 151, No. 2, 300-300, Feb 2009.

Presentations
Zack McCormick, Yuxia Guan, Karen Revere, Lance Becker, MD, Carrie Sims, MD. “Hemorrhagic Shock does not Induce Early Mitochondrial-Mediated Apoptosis in Liver.”

• 4th Academic Surgical Congress, Sanibel Harbour, Fort Myers, FL, Feb. 6, 2009.
• Pennsylvania Committee on Trauma Conference, Harrisburg, PA, Oct. 23, 2008.
• Agnew Surgical Society Research Conference, Philadelphia, Sept. 12, 2008.
• Summer Research Conference, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Division of Trauma, Philadelphia, PA, Aug. 1, 2008.

• Fitzpatrick JR 3rd, Frederick JR, Hsu VM, Kozin ED, O'Hara ML, Howell E, Dougherty D, McCormick RC, Laporte CA, Cohen JE, Southerland KW, Howard JL, Jessup ML, Morris RJ, Acker MA, Woo YJ. Risk score derived from pre-operative data analysis predicts the need for biventricular mechanical circulatory support. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Dec;27(12):1286-92.
• Atluri P, Kozin ED, Hiesinger W, Woo YJ. Off-pump, minimally invasive and robotic coronary revascularization yield improved outcomes over traditional on-pump CABG. Int J Med Robot. 2009 Mar;5(1):1-12.
• Fitzpatrick JR 3rd, Frederick JR, Hiesinger W, Hsu VM, McCormick RC, Kozin ED, Laporte CM, O'Hara ML, Howell E, Dougherty D, Cohen JE, Southerland KW, Howard JL, Paulson EC, Acker MA, Morris RJ, Woo YJ. Early planned institution of biventricular mechanical circulatory support results in improved outcomes compared with delayed conversion of a left ventricular assist device to a biventricular assist device. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Apr;137(4):971-7.
• Woo YJ, Kozin ED. Repair of type A aortic dissection in nonagenarian. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2010 Feb;18(2):183-4.